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This week I'm critiquing some published work to give an insight into how anyone can look at research to hold it to account.
As teachers and school leaders are begin encouraged to be research informed I think we also need to be research literate, this involves being able to evaluate whether a piece of research is 'good'. In this episode I use four criteria to evaluate Pearson's published research to answer the question: is this a good research project?

The criteria used are:

1. What is the research question or aim?
2. What is the methodology and method?
3. Who are the participants?
4. Does the evidence justify the claims?

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Pearson unveils vision for future-proofed design education curriculum
The Future of Design Education
The Value of D&T on Zenodo
Redesigning D&T data on Zenodo

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I'm struggling to find blogs by D&T teachers who are sharing how they plan and teach D&T. In this episode I talk about why I want to read D&T teachers' blogs and why we need to hear about teachers' practice. If you want to start a blog I give some tips for how to get going.

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David and Torben for D&T
Researching D&T
D&T Teacher education

My blogposts:

• Should I stay or should I go (from Twitter)?
• Research capacity and engagement in Design & Technology education
• How do we do race in D & T?

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I have a new book out and I'm offering you a chance to win a copy.  In other words, I'm shamelessly plugging it 😉
In all seriousness, I'm actually recommending it to read. There are 16 chapters written by different authors, so you get to hear lots of views about D&T.

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Dr Matt McLain is back and this time talking about PATT40, one of the best spaces to share your D&T practice. Listen to Matt and me reminisce about previous PATT conferences and explain how you can get involved in 2023.

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PATT40 website
Preparing to share your research

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When is the right time to teach new knowledge in D&T? Maybe a better question is: is there a right time?
In this episode I talk about just-in-time teaching of knowledge.

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Design and technology in a knowledge economy 

A framework for design decisions Hilda Beaumont (formerly David Barlex)

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When is the right time to teach pupils new knowledge in D&T? Well, I don't have an answer this week but I do have plenty of thoughts to share. There will be more in the next episode too!

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Debates in D&T Education
Redesigning D&T survey
Me on TikTok
Newsletter


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This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

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This is the third of 3 episodes launching the Redesigning D&T project.

Listen to all 3 and fill in the survey: Do you agree with the contentious questions?

You might find it helpful to download the discussion notes: Contentious questions

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Related episodes:
TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future?

TD&T22 What designers know and how they know it

TD&T28 Eddie and Alison talking about D&T and epistemology

TD&T31 Are there different ways of knowing?

The Kurt Seeman episodes: 33 - 34, 36 & 37

TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David Spendlove

TD&T107 Talking about the rise and fall of D&T with Professor David Spendlove

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This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

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This is the second of 3 episodes launching the Redesigning D&T project.

Listen to all 3 and fill in the survey: Do you agree with the contentious questions?

You might find it helpful to download the discussion notes: Contentious questions

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TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David Spendlove
Our book: Redesigning D&T

Related episodes:
TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future?

TD&T22 What designers know and how they know it

TD&T28 Eddie and Alison talking about D&T and epistemology

TD&T31 Are there different ways of knowing?

The Kurt Seeman episodes: 33 - 34, 36 & 37

TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David Spendlove

TD&T107 Talking about the rise and fall of D&T with Professor David Spendlove

If you like the podcast, you can always buy me a coffee to say 'thanks!'

Please offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @hardy_alison or by emailing me.

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This podcast is funded by consultancy work I do outside my full time job at Nottingham Trent University and my beloved Patrons. Patrons receive exclusive content and various rewards, depending on their level of support, such as access to my special private Patreon-only  posts and signed copies of my books. Patrons can also suggest topics for my podcast. If you want to support me by becoming a Patron click here. Whilst ongoing support would be fantastic you can make a one-time donation instead, through PayPal (contact me to for details), if that works better for you. If you are not able to support me financially, please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing a link to my work on social media. Thank you!

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This is the first of 3 episodes launching the Redesigning D&T project.

Listen to all 3 and fill in the survey: Do you agree with the contentious questions?

You might find it helpful to download the discussion notes: Contentious questions

Episode transcript

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Related episodes:
TD&T18: How can design not be considered as central to engaging with the future?

TD&T22 What designers know and how they know it

TD&T28 Eddie and Alison talking about D&T and epistemology

TD&T31 Are there different ways of knowing?

The Kurt Seeman episodes: 33 - 34, 36 & 37

TD&T13: Talking design and/or technology 2.0 with David Spendlove

TD&T107 Talking about the rise and fall of D&T with Professor David Spendlove

Our book: Redesigning D&T
Phil Robert's paper: Aspects of  research concerning design education
Delphi method

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Drew Wicken is back, this time talking about a deep dive with Ofsted into his team's D&T curriculum.

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STEM Enthuse
Curriculum: keep it simple

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